Daily Archives: August 16, 2007

Breaking Ranks – An Interview With Phyllis Chesler

Fern Sidman writes: Phyllis Chesler, a nice Jewish girl from Boro Park who in the 1960’s and 70’s gained fame both as a prominent voice of the feminist movement and an internationally renowned left-wing ideologue, broke ranks with the Left … Continue reading

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The Orthodox Paradox

From The Jewish Press’s editorial in this week’s issue: In early 1992, reacting to alarming statistics on the occurrence of intermarriage (52% as compared to 9% in 1965), a splinter group of rabbis in the Rabbinical Council of America, who … Continue reading

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‘A Tragic Legacy: How a Good vs. Evil Mentality Destroyed the Bush Presidency’

Glenn Greenwald, author of this new book, deftly handled Dennis Prager today in their on air debate. The new book. Glenn’s blog. In his first hour, Prager said he repeatedly has edited his Wikipedia entry.

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Funny, Brad Greenberg Doesn’t Look Christian

Daniel Treiman writes for the Forward about the new Jewish Journal reporter. Greenberg tells him: "I grew up in San Diego. My mom came from a Catholic household, and my dad came from a largely secular Jewish household. They got … Continue reading

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Aron Abecassis – Steven Weil: A Match Made In Heaven

Real estate magnate Aron Abecassis is once again putting his money where his mouth is. He funded the visit of Israel’s Chief Rabbi (Askenazi) Yonah Metzger last week to Beth Jacob. Aron and Rabbi Weil seem to have hit it … Continue reading

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